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Geospatial Project
Where in the world are you? How long would it take emergency services to reach your house? Global Positional Systems (GPS) use satellites orbiting the earth to locate precise positions anytime, anywhere. Learn about GPS and how to use it to navigate the world and map the things in it.
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Minnesota State Fair
4-H plays a pivotal role in youth development and public education at the Minnesota State Fair. More than7,000 4-H youth have the opportunity to interact with the public and educate fairgoers through 4-H exhibits, demonstrations, performances, and 4-H promotion. More info.
Geospatial project resources
Beginning to learn about geospatial:
- Geospatial - Exploring Spaces, Going Places CD ($15 Find this in the 4-H Mall)
- Minnesota Geospatial
Some experience with this project:
- Exploring Spaces, Going Places CD (“On the Trail” section) $15 Find this in the 4-H Mall)
Looking for a challenge:
- Exploring Spaces, Going Places CD ((“Reaching your destination” section) $15 Find this in the 4-H Mall)
- GPS Primer (505 K PDF)
- Latitude and Longitude Activity (107 K PDF)
- Compass Basics (50 K PDF)
Project leader resources
- Geocashing with Kids
- 4-H, GPS & Geocaching (Video)
- National Network for Childcare activities and lesson plans
- GPS Basics (823 K PDF)
- Maps, GPS, & Coordinate Systems Explained (114 K PDF)
- Science & Technology of GPS (2.3 MB PDF)
- GPS & Compass Training (2.3 MB PDF)
- GPS & Compass Event Report (33 K PDF)
- Common GPS Related Terms (57 K PDF)
- Compass Game with Score Cards(46 K PDF)
- Compass Treasure Hunt
- Compass Activity Sheet (14K PDF)
- 4-H Geospatial programming resources
Other online resources
Project evaluation
- Geospatial evaluation sheet (35 K PDF)
